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Scale (was Re: Dragonstar!)
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Wed, 12 Feb 2003 07:17:28 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Jon Palmer writes:
> Now obviously LEGO is a toy, and an expensive one, so I think there is a
> certain amount of creative give in the design of a big ship. A builder
> obviously doesn't have the collection to make a massive 20 foot long
> carrier, so he compresses some of the elements of a larger ship into a
> smaller vessel. BUT, I think a builder should do this only to a point.
> Including parts of a carrier (a few big guns, a small hanger) is one thing,
> but shaping the entire vessel to match the appearance of a gigantic ship is
> starting to look very strange to me...even if LEGO is just a toy.
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> For a point of reference imagine some sci-fi ships like the Millenium Falcon
> or the Defiant. Could you imagine a ship near that size flying through
> space with massive star destroyer-style sturrets or a huge bridge tower? I
> personally think that would look insane.
>
> I guess my point is (and I know I've brought this up before) is it would be
> nice to see more 100 or even 200 stud SHIPs that didn't look like they were
> supposed to really be 1000 stud SHIPs....I know the temptation is
> incredible, I think I mostly fell for it with Bardiel. (a mistake I never
> plan on making again, probably one of the reasons it's taking me so long to
> make another SHIP, that and those damn letters ;-)
Then again, LEGO has a long tradition in compressing designs to keep piece
counts down. Consider this to be the cap ship version of the 4 wide car, if
you catch my meaning. The fact that Dan's managed to get a ship this size to
convey the feeling of something much, much larger is an achievement in itself.
But I do see your point. It would be cool to see the kind of ship you're
talking about. I look forward to seeing what you come up with - you've
obviously given it a lot of thought. Should I ever build something larger,
I'll probably use the same principle. It sounds right.
Bear with me in my ignorance, but could someone tell me what the SHIP
acronym stands for? I think I missed that meeting. (or is it one of those
Make-Up-Your-Own-Witty-Meaning acronyms?)
Allister
ps. I have some thoughts on the question of scale that I've been sitting on
for some time, and I guess this is a fitting time to bring them up.
I personally think the scale of 1 stud = 1 foot (1:39)is a little small. A
scale of 4 studs to the metre (1:32) is more realistic. I base this
calculation on the width of a standard lego door. A real door is about 1
metre wide (well 900mm to a metre). Using the 1s=1' scale that makes it
about 3 studs wide.
Of course the door is also 6 bricks high, and using a standard door height
of 2100mm (7') you get a scale of about 1:37. This exagerated scale of 1:32
horizontally and 1:37 vertically fits with the rather squat appearance of a
minifig, but could possibly get confusing to work with, especially once SNOT
building enters the equation, so for my own purposes I just use the 4 studs
to the metre in both directions and accept a few anomalies. Of course by
this scale, Dan's ship is even smaller.
Thoughts? Reactions?
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| (...) Well if you assume minifigs are average human height you would get 3 studs to 1 meter. I think that is what most people go by. -Mike Petrucelli (22 years ago, 14-Feb-03, to lugnet.space)
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